The World Cup-winning forward is heading for LaLiga

The Egyptain Olympic delegation named the athlete as Mohamed Elsayed, who was arrested in the early hours of Friday morning

Carsley, who managed England under-21s, will take the reins of the senior team for the Nations League matches

The Rugby Championship begins with a battle between the old Southern Hemisphere rivals in Brisbane

Over the past 18 months, French authorities embarked on a mission to clear the streets of Paris, busting squats and breaking up homeless encampments in the shadow of Olympic venues, writes Lawrence Ostlere, displacing thousands in an effort to hide the crisis from the world’s eyes

The 19-year-old won Great Britain’s first climbing gold medal as an important change in format helped the sport shine in Paris

The 41-year-old revealed his decision in a 33-minute video posted online

The Under-21s manager has been handed the senior role on an interim basis after turning down the chance to become the Republic of Ireland boss

Follow the fallout after Khelif won gold in Paris, beating China’s Yang Liu on points

Drake Maye makes brief debut for New EnglandGiants beat Lions in Thursday’s other gameDrake Maye, the third overall pick in the 2024 draft, had one series in his debut with New England on Thursday night, and the Patriots played their first game in 24 years without Bill Belichick as head coach, beating the Carolina Panthers 17-3 in a preseason game.New …

French jockey Marie Vélon can come out top at the annual competition of some of the world’s top race-riding talentThe Shergar Cup always attracts some talented but unfamiliar jockeys to its six handicap events at Ascot and Marie Vélon, who was the first female rider to win a Group One race in France when she landed the Prix Royal-Oak in October 2022, …

The first Olympic finalist from SVG is inspiring future generations back at her climate-battered island homePoised to race at the starting line of the Olympics 800m final, Shafiqua Maloney had already made history as the first St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) native to compete in an Olympic final.By then, Maloney had become a celebrity in her multi-island …

The reigning men’s champions will face the hosts, led by the brilliant Victor Wembanyama, and thousands of feisty home fans in the Olympic gold medal gameSteph Curry could admit he was feeling the heat. The USA men’s basketball team were trailing Serbia and three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokić by 13 points in the fourth quarter of their Olympic semi-final on …

Political turmoil gave way to people buying into the Games but leaders know sustaining optimism is not easyIn a park by the canal edge in Saint-Denis, Laken Lima sat in a deckchair at an Olympic fan zone watching the taekwondo on a big screen, as tourists and locals mingled in a party atmosphere in this banlieue town on Paris’s northern border.“I’ve …

From golds-first tallies to the ‘medals per capita’ argument, how we rank nations can be a contest in itself. Now there’s a new method – and its creators say it’s fairest of allWhen Australia’s Kaylee McKeown touched the wall ahead of her US rivals in the 100 metre backstroke on 31 July, she secured herself back-to-back Olympic gold medals – …

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Somerset, Hampshire, Worcestershire and Derbyshire are joint top in Group A with three games to playBy Gary Naylor for the 99.94 Cricket BlogSomerset, Hampshire, Worcestershire and Derbyshire are wedged together on eight points at the top of Group A in the One-Day Cup, with the winners to go straight to the semi-finals and the teams in second and third place …

Attacking midfielder seals move from RB Leipzig Olmo was in Barcelona academy but left at 16 for ZagrebBarcelona have announced the signing of the Spain attacking midfielder Dani Olmo from RB Leipzig. The 26-year-old started his career in the Barcelona academy before moving to Croatia with Dinamo Zagreb in 2014, when he was 16, and joining Leipzig during …

American moves after Friedkin Group’s withdrawalHe would have to sell Palace stake to buy EvertonThe American billionaire John Textor has made a bid to become the majority owner of Everton, which could end the saga around the sale of the club.The terms are the same as when Textor made an offer on 1 June in the previous round of bidding. If the offer is …

Forward available but £9m wanted for permanent dealPalace reject £50m Marc Guéhi bid from NewcastleCrystal Palace are in talks with Galatasaray over a surprise loan move for Wilfried Zaha after rejecting Newcastle’s latest offer for Marc Guéhi.Zaha, who left Selhurst Park last summer as a free agent, has emerged as a target for Palace after the …